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I am helping my son and his wife write their Wills. They have minor children and already have a relative who will act as guardian if the parents die. Does anybody have language I can use in the Will for this? Thank you.
Join the Conversation Comments (1)Thank you Steven 424. You always give sound advice.
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I *strongly* advise you to have a Trust & Estates attorney draft your childrens' Will. I know there are costs involved, but once they are gone, whatever is in their Wills is almost impossible to undo.
My wife was a Trust and Estates partner in a mid-sized law firm. I know how complex and costly some wills can be, but when you're dealing with critical issues like the guardianship of minor children, the language needs to be precise and all the rules and laws followed to the letter. One misstatement, one incorrect condition added or word misused, could turn your childrens' intentions upside-down.
When she would discuss her interesting matters with me she would often muse that she billed the most hours unwinding or recharacterizing wills and other estate documents created by non-T&E attorneys.
If you are a T&E attorney, my apologies for stating the obvious.
--- Steve
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